Governador Island

Governador Island

also spelled  Governours Island , Portuguese  Ilha do Governador  

      island, the largest island (12 square miles [31 square km]) in Guanabara Bay, southeastern Brazil. Linked to the mainland and Rio de Janeiro by bridge, it is the site of a naval air station and shipyards. The main campus of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro is located on a smaller island between Governador Island and the mainland. The international airport of Galeão, opened there in 1977, is about 10 miles (16 km) from Rio de Janeiro's centre.

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